We're a week away from the NFL draft (April 25-27) kicking off in prime time in the Motor City.

This is my penultimate mock draft of the season. My final version will be posted next week.

I'm not factoring trades into this version, but I will be discussing the possibilities throughout.

There's still plenty of uncertainty (outside of the first pick), but some things have come into better focus.

There's no time to lose. Let's get right into it.

Mock preamble

This is an attempt at figuring out the best players available in this season's draft class, and which teams they'd match up well with considering the current draft order courtesy of NFL.com. The closer we get to draft day, the more I'll attempt to match what teams will actually do with their draft picks as opposed to what I believe they should do.

Last season, I was the third-most accurate NFL draft prognosticator in print, according to The Huddle Report. I'm tied for first overall (out of 172) over the past five years.

The draft has become the Super Bowl of the NFL's second season — the NFL doesn't have an offseason — and a mock version of said draft is meant to educate, perhaps even entertain. At very least, it helps you pass the time.

Follow me on X (formerly known as Twitter) @UTEddieBrown so we can continue the conversation.

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